Hong Kong police arrest 3 suspected triad members in connection with assault on motorist amid dispute with alleged jaywalker

“During the dispute, the pedestrian allegedly claimed to be a triad member and three other men jumped out and joined him,” police said.

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The four men punched and kicked the victim and damaged his car before fleeing on foot, according to the force.

Officers from the Mong Kok anti-triad squad are investigating the case.

Police on Tuesday apprehended two suspected triad members, aged 43 and 46, in Mong Kok after checking surveillance footage and gathering evidence.

They were detained for the alleged wounding and criminal damage, as well as claiming to be members of a triad society.

On Wednesday night, another suspect, 17, was arrested over the same offences.

The teenager was still being held for questioning as of Thursday morning. The other two suspects were released on bail pending further investigation.

Police did not rule out further arrests as the investigation was still ongoing.

Last year, police handled 2,334 reports of triad-related crimes across the city.

In October, two high-profile incidents involving gangsters in the New Territories prompted police to conduct two separate citywide anti-triad operations.

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On October 25, several suspected Sun Yee On triad members assaulted three security guards as they were unhappy about their vehicles being impounded for illegal parking outside a Tuen Mun public housing estate.

The force then carried out a four-day anti-triad operation in the New Territories. Officers also raided triad-run entertainment venues and closed down gambling dens and brothels.

In a separate case on October 31, four suspected faction leaders of the Wo Shing Wo triad were accused of verbally abusing three policemen during an operation against illegal parking in Yuen Long. On November 2 and 3, police arrested two of the suspects in connection with the case.

One of them was the alleged leader of the faction in Yuen Long, known as “Ku Yeh Wah”. He was also among those arrested when a white-clad mob bearing sticks and metal rods attacked protesters and commuters at a station on the night between July 21 and 22, 2019, during the anti-government protests. He was not charged.